Shiva Purana — Vayaviya Samhita, Shloka 2

Maṇḍala–Pūjā–Homa Krama

Maṇḍala Worship and Homa Sequence for the Disciple

Devanagari script

अथ पूजां विना सर्वं कृत्वा पूर्वदिने यथा । नेत्रबंधनपर्यंतं दर्शयेन्मण्डलं गुरुः

Transliteration

atha pūjāṃ vinā sarvaṃ kṛtvā pūrvadine yathā | netrabaṃdhanaparyaṃtaṃ darśayenmaṇḍalaṃ guruḥ

Translation

随后，不行正式礼拜，导师应如前一日所作而行一切，并示现曼荼罗，直至缚眼之阶段（netra-bandhana）。

Word by Word

• atha: now/then
• atha: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध / sequencing)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Discourse particle (अनन्तर/आरम्भ)

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (कर्म) (with vinā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• vinā: without
• vinā: Nivṛtti/Apavāda (अपवाद / exclusion)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vinā (अव्यय)
• Form: Preposition-like indeclinable meaning ‘without’; governs Accusative (द्वितीया)

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Kriyā (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) → kṛtvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त)

• pūrva-dine: on the previous day
• pūrva-dine: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Karmadhāraya; Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• yathā: as/just as
• yathā: Prakāra (प्रकार / manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Comparative/relative adverb (यथार्थे)

• netra-bandhana-paryantam: up to the tying of the eyes (blindfolding)
• netra-bandhana-paryantam: Avadhi (अवधि / limit)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: netra (प्रातिपदिक) + bandhana (प्रातिपदिक) + paryanta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Tatpuruṣa compound used adverbially as an accusative of extent (अवधि-द्वितीया); Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• darśayet: should show
• darśayet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dṛś (धातु) (causative √dṛś→darśaya)
• Form: Causative verb; Optative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• maṇḍalam: the maṇḍala
• maṇḍalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• guruḥ: the teacher
• guruḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Shiva Form: Īśāna

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It emphasizes disciplined, guru-guided ritual preparation: the maṇḍala is revealed in a graded way, showing that sacred knowledge and vision are unfolded step-by-step under proper guidance in the Shaiva path.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The maṇḍala functions as an ordered sacred field for Saguna Shiva worship, where the practitioner approaches Shiva through consecrated forms and procedures before deeper contemplative realization.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

It points to a dīkṣā-style sequence involving a maṇḍala and the 'netra-bandhana' step—symbolically restraining ordinary sight so the disciple may be led toward purified, mantra-guided inner vision.